(L.A.) Latoya Wall, 37, Died in a Park

Case Number: 2025-09703

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Black female that occurred at Hoover-Gage Mini Park.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Latoya Wall. Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Squires.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine and Cocaine

RIP LATOYA LANETTE WALL (March 5, 1988 – June 13, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday.

Her body was found in South L.A.

Reference address: 6265 South Hoover Street, 90044

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 5, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

The decedent had a rap sheet that included arrests for shoplifting, arson, grand theft auto, public intoxication, and narcotics possession.